Hey Julie - I've been following this thread, and I want you to know that I am so sorry that you have been "blessed" with such a neuro! I agree that you should find a new neuro (prob an MS specialist) pronto. And I do think that you should not take ANY notes at all from this guy you're seeing now...nothing to indicate anything from another doc. You might just want to take MRI films, LP results, bloodwork results, and a brief and detailed symptom list.

When I got dx'd it was quick, but since my dx'ing doc didn't prescribe DMD's (he felt they didn't work) I got some other opinions. Your doc sounds a heck of a lot like my second opinion (yes, I fired him).

I'm not any type of medical professional, but as I remember, if your LP shows RBC's it usually means that the doc nicked a blood vessel so there was some blood in the sample - not the best thing, but it does happen. Also, the myelin basic protein and IgG tests are two factors some docs use to dx MS...the specialist that I used to see relied mostly on MRI, IgG index and IgG synthesis rate.

OK, writing a book here, but I want to stress that an MS specialist is probably the way to go here...please hang in there, and keep us posted, OK?